An Update from Scott Brear

I received an email from Scott a short time ago.  He was sending his regrets for the reunion, but posted a short update on his life after UMHS.  Very interesting! 

I copied from his email.

I have received the invitation for the 55^th Reunion of our class…it hardly seems to be that long ago. Regrettably, I will not be able to attend…..the rest California fires have caused us much grief. But, I thought I would take this opportunity to share what has become of me in a nutshell since graduation 55 years ago…should someone be keeping a record.

1.      Penn State with degree of BS Marketing in 1968

2.      Law School in California with JD degree in 1979

3.      Most of career in high tech consulting (I was in Mission Control-Houston working as a junior techie when Armstrong landed on the moon), marketing and sales living on Hong Kong (10 years) and England (5 years)

4.      Stockbroker in San Francisco ….. after the dot.com bust until 2008.

5.      But for tours overseas, California has been my professional and personal home.

6.      Started practicing law in 2008 in Shasta County, California (200 miles north of San Francisco) specializing in family law and probate.  This last career has been extremely fulfilling! This included being appointed as pro tem judge for two years.

7.      Two children: Sebastian is 19 and a sophomore in local junior college. Samantha is 32 and involved in the emergency preparedness field based in Salt Lake City.

8.      I am on my fifth marriage….moving around has been costly.

9.      I am still very healthy weighing about same as when I graduated from UM.

10.   I am an avid ocean sailor having taken our boat from Hong Kong to the Philippines and then our US boat from San Francisco to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We cruised around for 18 months.

11.   We were just burned out of our home here in Shasta County (City of Redding). Total loss. Very scary event as the force of the fire was unexpected until 1 hour before we vacated. WE lived on our boat in San Francisco Bay for a week before coming back to the devastation! We will NOT rebuild here. The next spot will probably be Brookings, Oregon…on the coast just a few miles from California.

So that is me in  a nutshell over the past 55 years. Time flies. I would love to know what has become of the entire class. I know some died in Vietnam, and I am sure others have passed away from an assortment of reasons. I trust most have not.

Best wishes,

Scott Irvin Brear

Class of 1963